Guru Tegh Bahadur

 

Guru Tegh Bahadur

·       Tegh Bahadur was born in Amritsar on 21st April 1621 to Mata Nanki and Guru Hargobind, the sixth Sikh guru, who raised an army against the Mughals and introduced the concept of warrior saints.

·       As a boy, Tegh Bahadur was called Tyag Mal because of his ascetic nature. He spent his early childhood in Amritsar under the tutelage of Bhai Gurdas, who taught him Gurmukhi, Hindi, Sanskrit, and Indian religious philosophy, while Baba Budha trained him in swordsmanship, archery, and horse-riding.

·       He was only 13 when he distinguished himself in a battle against a Mughal chieftain.

·       His writings are housed in the sacred text, ‘Guru Granth Sahib,’ in the form of 116 poetic hymns.

·       He was also an avid traveler and played a key role in setting up preaching centers throughout the Indian subcontinent.

·       During one such mission, he founded the town of Chak-Nanki in Punjab, which later became a part of Punjab’s Anandpur Sahib.

·       In the year 1675, Guru Tegh Bahadur was executed in Delhi under the orders of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.

Contributions:

·       Sikhs revered Guru Tegh Bahadur as the ‘Protector of Humanity’ (Srisht-di-Chadar).

·       He was a great thinker and poet who provided thorough explanations of the nature of God, body, mind and bodily attachments, among other spiritual matters. In the form of 116 poetic hymns called Salokas and Couplets, his compositions are enshrined in the sacred scripture, ‘Guru Granth Sahib’.

·       He is said to have travelled widely to spread Nanak’s teachings.

·       Everywhere he went, he built up communal kitchens and wells for the locals.

·       He created the settlement of Chak-Nanki in Punjab, which eventually became a part of Anandpur Sahib, a well-known holy city and popular tourist destination in the Himalayan foothills.

·       During Aurangzeb’s reign, he opposed forcible conversions of non-Muslims to Islam.

·       He is also known as a great teacher and an excellent warrior.




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